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Beta: Lillian
Scientific Method
Chapter 68
They had spoken well into the night, the Taiyoukai noticed suddenly. He cursed mentally when he realized dawn was only minutes away. He was about to send Kagome to bed, as she was too young and vulnerable to lose as many hours without sleep, but she began to speak before he could say anything. It was not a lighthearted conversation, to his dismay: this was an important conversation. Her aura and scent told him as much. There was insecurity and sadness.
"Gramps," she had said and stopped there.
Sesshomaru feared something had happened to the old man, an accident perhaps, but he was wrong.
"Gramps made a deal with a neighboring Shrine," explained Kagome with a sour smile, "a few months ago." She stood and shook her school skirt, turning to Sesshomaru with a resignation he had seen back in the Feudal Era before she left them all. It brought him a lot of bad memories, and he clenched his fist, already fearing the worst. "I will become a miko once again and exterminate all these crazed youkai who keep harming innocents nowadays."
There was silence, for it wasn't as bad as he had feared, but, "Alone? It sounds dangerous miko. Not even you can take them all alone."
"I won't be alone," Kagome said with a slump of her shoulders. "A monk, older than me by three years, will help me in my quest."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened, and he glared down at her, a growl trying to form in his throat. "This sounds –"
"I know," she interrupted, obviously frustrated. "It sounds like an arranged marriage. It's not, or at least not now, so let's leave it like that for the moment."
Sesshomaru chose to heed her words and respect her wishes, but they both knew better. This was not merely a quest. Others were deciding her future, and if she didn't manage to regain her autonomy soon, she would end up married and packed soon.
To be continued...
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